ST JOHN'S CHURCH.

Bruce Herald, Volume VI, Issue 402, 17 January 1872, Page 6

ST JOHN'S CHURCH.

(TThe^a^nuMm^efe^rbf'lJheo^^grega^ % John's Church, Mil ton, _was held at W© Chujrch, on Tuesday evening, the 9thmst., '•at'^o'clocilt, 1 p?n|2 fb^'tlifcpfirpose of V™*™* {the {accountSfpf.the/retirmg vfiste,fP r M' and! to elect'" churchwardens { and 1 'Vestryman 1 'fSVtiie ensuing year. • The Rev. .R-.r&nbtam ifor,d presided^ ,a'n r d. having opened,. the raeet-. ing with prayer) afdressed the ' congregation on geWal^ch^cli matters^ feelingly referred % tba departurref.aiid, rrempvfl fcom,.^,. ( districi pf several very zealous members or the congregation " 4hat they w r 'ere"»eplacßd oby ( others^wli^.* he ; .hoped,.. would.iber .pi .equal, seryifce ,and sup : ! p ! ort tbrthe Church. ,He congraMat'e^' "the ;menib>rs \pn'^ny-st'eady 'Chur^iv'; Ihef6iwaifa;considerable.incr ; ease_jiii ; thajnumber .of c.9mnxunicanta, and no ,climiiinution. in attendance. ". He strongly recoriv 1 mended punctuality arid regularity^in'attenr; ■dan'ee-^nHe alsb;jreferre.dv ij w,ithAsomerde i gree, bf satisfaction, to the increa c of Sunday school scholars, and acknowledged the valn, J able services of the teacheTfe^^rThe number of Scholars' fab"w,>Svei:age I from 60 to 70, and he mentioned that an amount of money had been-se'ri^ ;ho ; mefto ! ipu'fchase.;-sctopl prize^ ; --which liad been handsomely supplemented by a grant from the Society frr 'th«Propag:iition of Christian Knowledge-; tlie bopks had arri4 : d7' arid^iHe°iibfary ripw-cpnsistedo.'ofc 1 170! volumes forodistributibjl a:s J prizes rro The ■debt of St. Marys Church, ( lnch Clutha had •been paid off. and, the Bishop h>d"prr.mis'ed / - M : qlyneii34) disxriotJ^bM no xcpmtnunicatipn had been, as yet, received fromhim. , hervibes had also been' est'ablislled^at ! Adaihs' ' f lat/ Ma^-fherer-aa'-wefl^s ;attfhe ;Woplshe,d|,'tliese were well attended. Tlie,; eld. $Wss had been tremoved,. and re-erected at 1 Wai-, iiolkfS're'monM^mernbSn^seyWces'were' . lie'lci' £: t6 f^^'"incfeasin'g i bongi!egation fI J Th;| cosjts of removal a.njdlencmg^^lieiCburchvard was defrayed by vpluntry subscriptions', le;lv'ving! b j^ a^iflffigsu'm^npaidV £d im'eet Which ,a ! -fe\v Vfomifeedf SJtlwcriptidnsljre'mained.tp :be. collected. Mr Stanford in the most .. feeling, and complimen.tary terms' to the "services^■WTVlT l isew^i 1 as tl lay retfder, 1 'and in :alr Matters appertain ing^toi-.the^Qhurphj^and,^^ sincerely deplored.^iis.jdeparture he, hd\yever, Jiad^ b^en" successful' in "securing the' .service's oT :i Mr ! Alfred "j'ones, to'sacceediMr' ,Dewe' ias f.layi> reader/i whoj.jhe jW.as glad to, meiitien , , was giving: gi;eat r satisf actipn. . The balance sheet for '1871 was 'fchetf' read; 'ex-planationgr-were^giveh/'andra general discusisioit;ifpok(place as.tpvthe means ,• pf col : lecting arrears of pe\v rents, arid to. 'avoid arrears for the future. It was moved by Mr , "Black;- arid 'seconded -by cMf CS... R.: Jones, ' J " That .pew-rhpl I der3 /r ,.in. ..ar^ear: for .three months will foriaii; their pews, arid that' the first' MWday r iri- each' quarter-b e appointed ! bh' which some meriaber lof ;: th;e vestry, should ibe: present :,at.,jth.e r.C^urch^to, receive, pew irerits. and| in case pf 'fpffeiture, to re-let' t'he ;p.e.ws-."' J ' ;7 ' [; '- '■■■ ■■••'■• ''~y :■■•'- '■■■-■••■ " • :■;■ ,■■'•', , r Moy,ed by ,Mr HSpllicb,. and .by Mr Marryat t . ".that the. balarice sheet" be 'adapted, prfrited.'ari'd circulated arriongst the' congregation 1 ." ■<■„(: ,71:: c<c,(r<; ■■. ... . .: -■;:•:: "' ''■■ The eleptipnr of .churcji officers, was then. .proceeded with. Mr' Stanford' nominated' : Mr ft; KJ. Jones : : ak ; : -his ' church warder , • ' arid Mr R. W. Caostick was elected parish chnrch-j warden. Messrs Black; ( Maitland, Littlejphn, Marryatt, and' Twiss- were elected ve'strymon. '- On" tllevmp.l3.pnY.qf Mr, /Black, seconded by Mr Marryatt, the annual tea ' party "was 'fixed to be held at the Parsonage on the 31st inst., and Messrs Hollick and : ; Spoon er were appointed ' to ■ siHperiutend all , ,necessary arrangements. Mr Marryatt moved, and Mr SpoV)ner,s66qnd t ed,] ".That a concert, be held at ' Easter, and'a bazaar at Christ mas j towards'payirig off Church debt " !Mr X.*. RC' •Jones: moved, : and/ Mr ;H(jllick;i .seconded^ •■That the thanks of the congregation, be given to Mr F. Grant for Jm labors in laying put and. planting, pliurch ground." ,by-MrvJßlacky. and^seWded.by MrPettit,' '^'iThat the, thanks, of. ; the meeting, be- given to Mr Jones fr r' collecting pew rents." After ' a ivote of thanks to the Chairman^ the meetnig was cl'6sed;i :'" : - ''■ •'. '■ •■.X: .; /:/,'' . r The following is a-copy- of the balance sheet for 1871;:— • < ' ! V J ! .' ■ ••• j ,. T > '■ ' ) ' ' : - • - ::i cNC6iM:B. , -v - • jany:'l§7l{ n -"['■'-■'■"' Tr "" ' :: ' : ' • '£' 'S. i>: ; To Balance from last statement' • ... 15 11 1 „ Qffertoiues- . : .... ... „ .../, 109-16^ 8. :;,'Pew?Rents and Stipend Fund -..-^ 157 • 0 0 't , Net Proceeds, .Gfrove-Ijea Party...., 20 16 0 i.j, Do. Social fathering ..." 21 46 ,■■•.:■/.; i'cj'--:,: :.:;■;■■ . : - ■■■'■'-'■ : -£&2>i -8-' ■'■3 ■■ : .-,■■.', .••a(?:--;.; :•■■>■'.( .y^r? — texPENprrtrßE. 1871. '■ -. . . £ s. ». ,By Stipend .'.. ''; .. ." ■'.:'. "" "■'•■ ; 250 0 0 '„ Clergyman's Mairitainence"Fand. 22. 811 ;;■„ Repairs ' LW ■■> A.". \ -..-. .5 '0 0 ; „ Insurance on PaWonnge:rr- ... 3 7 6 „ Lightovg Church, 1870 >.. :i '/:^> '//o- 0 ; : 0/ „ Mr Dewe, expenses of "Synod 1869 ... .7. .... ,••:• . , ■?.. 0 ° ; :„ Organi^^alQrj;iß7oU.J ■'?. -.C- 0 0 ! „ Mrs Ayres, cleaning Gbuuch, &c. 11 10 0 ' „ Interest on Debentures, L7, Bank ; interest, 2s 9d{;-W;' C.^.j i;v. 7 2-9 I'„ Balance in hand ... ... 019 1 'i ; .f.v:(i". '!'--• ■''■■' £324 V 8 3 ; :i ;'>!";/'! v! /. •■; ■;•:= -•■ > ■•■ ■" ■; ; m~T~j '• ' " ' '^StiiAHfD LIABiLITIES: ' " ' ;1572. ' .oAi *o «?>;'.'rfT I - .n^-;. ••] £ s. v.--.Toßalance^fought^dawn,!.. v j.v. >:r, 0 19i 1 ; ' !„■ ArreaVsi^ew^Rents' 6' J o^ - :V: '-„ Less bad and dq-ftbrful-; 50^10; fjO -„ Pew Re'ilts- Current garter A 4A :}h W i: -0 0 , I-,, Deficieiicy ... .«" ■„„•» 29 19 . . . 2 ! ,rvlu!s] f/T .u^u* ) iV.'ii ' ; /.A ■}:'-"■ '■■'•' I-"- :. '/'■ :.?.& frWiMO £139 8 3 'By i\^star'a'Sfipehd-'-'' „V'' ! :!, Yr" Bg'UlH-'^) • „ Organist, salary, 187-1— 20 0 0 , ,-,, Cleaning qnaXight^ 1971, T . ., ,16,,, ,0 ,0 ■'■ <' J 1^ 16-J X 9 C \j", Soatter, Hißl'op f^^ray'-4iE:eVoU '■'■ "7sene-.o,iL~;y;- i ,r.r t „'*" 7.~.~ ; i.\{. ■ i -,: i lniereseb^#eHentures *> ..... ■/.^'-22 ''0-0 .■ .'vici'iit/i sa ,i/.A k x .- ! i! ■ £ 1 39 -,§ .?' " j vp-hi: -isj.'i> ■■■;> haV'-T'^'l *} '(/tr-'.v<i""' i '^T ''- rr^| '• iB7& jilP-'-io 7[q(i&dKi>il>'iDßßWoAliTZ£C>s. jf. TofDebenture'siisVufed , ■? ; £3oo'>f" Oi'»iO U; [ .-fo vil ..' 1 v/meßsTdanfcellea 50.v. ! .tft0.-10.-.;0 ?&■;<■< U AnuM .:'■■• —•■>•-•;■■; .•■i".:rf;-?9o.VP : » 9.- 1